Hat hanger



1937-, A. R; NE ALE 2,079,948

' HAT HANGER Filed May 25, 1936 a r Z y 147/322 fi ia Patented May 11, 1937 2,079,948

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAT HANGER Alvin R. Neale, Des Moines, Iowa Application May 25, 1936, Serial No. 81,740

2 Claims. (01. 211-31) This invention appertains to new and useful Seated in the shell 6 is a block 9 of suitable maimprovements in means for holding hats and terial upon which the square-shaped frame more particularly to a device especially adapted shown in Figure 4 rests and upon this frame is for use for supporting hats in automobiles and disposed a second block Id. The blocks 9l0 like conveyances. and the bottom 1 of the shell have openings 5 The principal object of the present invention therein through which the screws H are disis to provide a hanger for supporting a hat posed and these screws are driven as shown in against some surface such as a wall or the top Figure 3 into a suitable supporting surface l2 of an automobile. such as the ceiling of an automobile body, the it During the course of the following specificawall of a room, or the like. 10 tion other important objects and advantages of While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention will become apparent to the reader. the invention in specific terms, it is to be under- In the drawing:- stood that numerous changes in the shape, size, Figure 1 represents a bottom plan view of the and materials may be resorted to without del? hanger. parting from the spirit and scope of the inven- Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the tion as claimed hereinafter. hanger shown attached to a support. Having described the invention what is claimed Figure 3 is a fragmentary section on the line as new is:- 3-3 of Figure 2. 1. A hat hanger comprising a shell, a pair of Figure 4 is a fragmentary top plan View showclamp blocks in the shell, a frame member dis- 20 ing the upper block and screws removed. posed. between the clamp blocks and having an Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of off-set intermediate portion, the ends of said one of the hanger sections. frame projecting outwardly from the shell,

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals screws disposed through the shell and the clamp designate like parts, it can be seen that the blocks adjacent said off-set portion of the frame 2:, hanger includes a pair of hanger sections 5-5 and adapted to be driven into a supporting struceach consisting of a straight intermediate porture, and a U-shaped hat receiving structure on tion :1, having a V-shaped offset b therein and the outer end of each frame. laterally curved and extended leg portions 0. 2. A hat hanger comprising a shell, a pair of 3 When the intermediate straight portions (1 are clamp blocks in the shell, 2. frame member dis- 3Q brought together the offsets 1) form a squareposed between the clamp blocks and having an shaped frame shown in Figure 4 while the end off-set intermediate portion, the ends of said portions 0 form U-shaped hat receiving portions frame projecting outwardly from the shell, shown in Figure 1. screws disposed through the shell and the clamp 5 To maintain these sections in this relationblocks adjacent said off-set portion of the frame ship, a cylindrical shell 6 having a bottom wall 1 and adapted to be driven into a supporting strucis provided with notches 8-8 at diametrically ture, and a U-shaped hat receiving structure on opposite points in the side Wall of the same and the outer end of each frame, said U-shaped hat through these are disposed the straight portions receiving structure and frame comprising a pair of the hanger sections 5-5 at each side of the of duplicate sections held together by the said 40 square-shaped frame shown in Figure 4 formed clamp blocks. by the offsets b. ALVIN R. NEALE. 

